Joe Hurd (born August 25, 1969) is an African-American lawyer, entrepreneur and public servant.
Currently, he is an executive at Facebook, Inc.
From 2009 to 2012, Hurd served as a political appointee in the United States Department of Commerce during the first term of President Barack Obama.
Between 2004 and 2009, he was part of the founding management teams at Friendster, Inc.
and VideoEgg, Inc.
(now SAY Media, Inc.).
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Executive Leadership Council, and serves as a board member of Bullis Charter School and the American Swiss Foundation.
He also advises a number of start-up companies in the United States.